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Barry Fey dead: Gov. Hickenlooper reacts to music promoter's death

Barry Fey and concert and sports memorabillia at Barry Fey's house for Mile High Stadium special section. On right forground is picture of Fey when he was young and Joe DiMaggio. Fey holding an augraphed ball a Signed glove and an atuographed football from the Old timers game. (Photo By Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

The news of rock promoter Barry Fey's death spread quickly on Sunday evening, in Colorado and beyond.

When Colorado governor John Hickenlooper opened an email with the news on Sunday, it took a few seconds to register.

"Reading the news that he'd died, it was like, 'He can't die'," Hickenlooper said on Monday morning. "He's a part of the firmament. He's part of the social architecture of Colorado. He is the foundation for the musical architecture of Colorado."

The legendary Fey, credited as one of the craftiest promoters in the history of the live music industry, died Sunday at 73.

"We will be planning a celebration of his life in the coming days and will let everyone know so that you can celebrate with us the amazing things he accomplished," the Facebook post read.

The post went on to ask that instead of flowers a donation be made in his name to the Preserve the Rocks Fund, a Red Rocks-focused maintenance account, via Arts & Venues, 1245 Champa St., Denver, Colorado, 80204.

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